Making a TED-Ed Lesson: Bringing a pop-up book to life

TED-Ed 課程製作 : 讓立體書栩栩如生

譯者: Hung Melody 審譯者: 瑞文Eleven 林Lim

【讓立體書栩栩如生】

甚麼是板塊？ 為何利用立體書來解釋它？

In this short video, we're going to show you how we constructed

在這個簡短的影片中， 我們將告訴你我們是如何製作

and animated a pop-up book to explain Earth's tectonic plates.

以及利用活潑的立體書來 解釋地球的板塊構造

The supercontinent Pangaea broke apart 200,000,000 years ago,

盤古大陸在兩億年前分裂開

but the pieces haven't stopped shifting.

但它們並沒有停止移動

Although with animation we can show this movement easily with drawings,

雖然利用動畫可使 板塊運動較容易理解

we thought it'd be more interesting to depict gigantic sliding slabs of rock

我們認為利用真實物體的變化與移動

using a tangible object that also moves and shifts.

來展示巨大板塊的滑動會更加有趣

and the pop-up book idea was born.

於是有了利用立體書的點子

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我們如何製作電子書

To make your own pop-up book, you'll need some basic paper tools,

要動手做屬於你的立體書， 你會需要一些基本的工具

such as scissors, an X-Acto knife, glue, double-sided Scotch tape, a ruler,

像是剪刀、雕刻刀、膠水、雙面膠及尺

a bone folder or other creasing tool, and, of course, some paper.

摺紙棒或是其他可以拿來折壓的工具， 當然還有...紙。

For this lesson, we first determined the visual style

在這一課中，首先我們藉由 每一頁面及跳出圖片的

by making illustrations and deciding on the overall

插圖、整體設計、顏色、形態及元件

design, colors, shapes and elements we wanted on each page, or spread.

來確定視覺風格

You can have more detailed illustrations, but we wanted to illustrate this lesson

你可以找到更詳細的說明

但我們僅想藉由形狀和顏色 來說明這一課

simply by playing with shapes and colors.

When you visualize your pop-up and choose a visual style,

當你構思好你的立體書 並確定視覺風格後

you will want to make a bunch of good old pencil sketches on paper

你需要在紙上畫出許多鉛筆草圖

and plan each movement for each spread.

並且需為每一頁的展開設定動作

Plan as much as you can:

盡你所能去構思

all the basic shapes and how they connect and how you want them to move,

所有的基本圖片及它們如何連結， 及你希望它們怎麼移動

which parts you want to pop-up first.

你希望哪個部分最先「跳出來」

Challenge yourself,

自我挑戰

and explore multiple possibilities of how your main element on the spread can pop up.

並且探討各種讓主要元件彈出的方式

For the next step, make a mock-up spread

接下來，做出一個模擬彈出元件

and see if your masterful paper engineering ideas

來看看你高超的紙雕工藝

translate from a sketch to the actual prototype.

從鉛筆草圖轉變成實際的原型

Instead of using fancy paper, start with the cheap stuff

不要使用花俏的紙，由簡單的材料開始

and allow yourself to make mistakes and adjustments.

允許自己犯錯誤並進行調整

This prototype lets you see how your preliminary sketches will come to life.

這個原型讓你看到先前簡單的草圖 如何變成真實的物品

You will want to first draw all individual parts on a single sheet,

你需先在紙上畫出各個部分

including all your main pieces, all the supporting pieces and the folds.

包括你所有的主要元件、 支撐零件及摺痕

You may be surprised that there are only two types of folds

你可能會驚訝只要有兩種摺痕

that can make your elements pop up the way you want:

就可以讓元件依你想要的方式彈出

a step fold and a V-fold.

階狀摺痕及V形摺痕

Here, you can see how we used a step fold

這裡，你可以看到我們摺出階狀摺痕

to make each layer of the Earth step out.

使地球的每一層可以跳出來

Then, cut all your individual elements and assemble using glue

然後，剪下你所有個別元件， 用膠水或是雙面膠

or double-sided Scotch tape.

把它們全部組合起來

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Through trial and error, make sure that all

經過反覆試驗， 確保所有的元件

the elements, shapes and placements are moving the way you imagined,

形狀和展示位置 都符合你所構想的樣子

and that they fold properly when closed and opened.

並且確保它們可以正確開合

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一旦你的原型完成且試驗成功

Once your prototype is tested and complete,

you can proceed to making the final product in color.

你就可以著手上色

Draw or paint on your main pop-up elements as you see fit.

把彈出的元件塗上適當的顏色

For this lesson,

we decided to just play with simple shapes in different colors

在這一課程中

我們決定只為簡單的 基本形狀配上不同的顏色

to create the world of shifting continents we imagined.

來創造出我們想像中的大陸移動

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如何讓立體書栩栩如生？

When we were planning each spread, we knew we wanted some elements

當編排書的展示步驟時， 我們知道需要讓一些元件

to move independently of the typical pop-up book

可以像典型的立體書那樣， 利用細微的操作和動畫

using slight manipulations and animations.

來使它獨立移動

We had to plan well, but also use a few tricks.

我們必須計畫好，而且善用技巧

As always, when you're making stop-motion,

跟往常一樣，當你製作靜止圖片時

you may have to be creative and use all sorts of unusual tools and props

你可能要勇於創新 ， 使用各種不尋常的工具和道具

to achieve the effect that you want.

達到你想要的效果。

In this shot, the birds had to fly across and off the edge of the book,

在這個場景中， 鳥群必須橫跨並飛進書的邊緣

so we used Fun-Tak to move the clouds across the page.

所以我們使用了Fun-Tak黏土 使雲從此頁飄到隔壁頁面

Once they left the page, they had to be trimmed

一旦離開頁面，他們就必須被調整

to get the illusion they flew off.

使他們看起來像飛走一樣

When the pages of the book close at the end,

當書最後闔上時

we had to flip each page, supporting it in each position

我們為每個頁面製作單獨的架子

long enough to be photographed as an individual frame.

讓我們在拍攝時可以支撐它

We used binder clips, wedges, Fun-Tak,

我們使用長尾夾、楔子、Fun-Tak

and almost every handy little thing you can think of.

還有幾乎你可以想像到 所有隨手可得的小東西

Once all the individual frames were photographed,

當所有單獨的頁都已拍攝完畢，

we put them all together and composited

我們把相片以電腦合成

to make our pop-up book look like it's moving on its own.

讓我們的立體書像是自己在動一樣

So now, think of a special occasion

現在，想像一個特別的時刻

where you can surprise someone with your own unique pop-up card,

你可以用獨特的立體卡片 給某人一個驚喜

or an entire story that you want to tell,

或是你想跟別人說的完整的故事，

and start plotting the ins and outs of your pop-up book.

開始去策劃及製作 屬於你的立體書吧！